Saionji, Reika

西園寺玲華

Reika is a large girl who is friends with Erika and shares a class with Erika and Shou. She possesses a kind and quiet personality. Despite her size, she has an affinity for soccer. When the team requires one more player to qualify for the preliminaries, Reika steps up. Initially, she claims that she wants to play soccer for dieting, which genuinely angered the Furuyas (especially Kota). She discovers that she loves soccer and strives hard to prove herself to the team, particularly to Kota. It is revealed that she comes from a well-to-do family and secretly skips her piano lessons to practice soccer under her mother's nose. She is a hard worker and is seen early in the morning practicing diligently so that she will not be a burden to the team.